Game 19: Warriors 112, Toronto 103

It was somewhat fitting that Warriors head coach Mark Jackson had to spend Monday night in an Oakland hotel, because Oracle Arena didn’t feel much like home for most of Tuesday evening.

The usually raucous crowd was weirdly subdued, and the Warriors didn’t give them much to cheer about until the fourth quarter, when they finished erasing a 27-point deficit for a 112-103 victory over Toronto.

The Warriors (11-8) outscored the Raptors 43-16 during a 14:39 stretch that spanned the third and fourth quarters to win their lone home date during an eight-game period. Stephen Curry had 23 of 27 points and six of his 10 assists after halftime, including a three-pointer that gave the Warriors a 101-99 lead with 3:01 remaining.

After DeMar DeRozan swooped in for a game-tying layup, Klay Thompson made a three-pointer for a 104-101 lead and Curry added a pair of free throws to make it 106-101 with 1:44 left. Kyle Lowry answered with two free throws for Toronto, but Harrison Barnes drilled a wing three-pointer to extend the Warriors advantage to 109-103 with 47.2 seconds remaining.

Jackson had chided Barnes pregame about getting torched by Rudy Gay for 26 points last season, and Barnes showed great pride in outdueling Gay 19 to 18 this time. Thompson added 22 points and seven assists for the Warriors, and David Lee had a bounce-back game with 18 points, eight rebounds and four assists.

Toronto got 26 points from DeRozan and 20 points and nine assists from Lowry. Amir Johnson came off the bench for 16 points and 10 rebounds as the Raptors outrebounded the Warriors 38-36 and beat them 17-14 in second-chance points.

After their just-finished, four-game trip, Jackson’s youngest son returned to his home in Los Angeles with his dad’s house and car keys – leaving the coach stuck in a hotel for the team’s short layover until the team leaves for another three-game trip.

The Warriors played like they had been locked out of the gym in the early going, allowing Toronto to score at will and build a 75-48 lead with 9:20 remaining in the third quarter. But they picked up their defensive intensity and made eight fourth-quarter three-pointers to complete the comeback.

The Warriors have won 11 of their past 13 meetings with Toronto (6-11) and have beaten the Raptors nine straight times in Oakland. But this one appeared as though it was going to buck the trends.

The Warriors had their worst start of the season, failing to score at least 20 points in the opening frame for the first time and giving up a season-high-tying 36 points. They got beat up inside as Tyler Hansbrough had six of the Raptors’ 14 rebounds, and the Warriors’ entire roster combined for just five boards.

Toronto closed the first quarter on a 22-5 run, including Lowry’s buzzer-beating three-pointer that made it 36-19 going into the second. Barnes tried to keep the Warriors close, scoring 14 second-quarter points, including a pair of free throws that trimmed the deficit to 48-39 with 3:47 remaining.

But the Raptors responded with a 13-3 run. During the stretch, Steve Novak made three three-pointers in a 1:36 span, including one that extended Toronto’s lead to 61-42 with 1:24 left in the half.

Briefly: Backup center Jermaine O’Neal said he has a torn ligament in his left wrist that will require surgery, but he’s going to try to hold off on the procedure for as long as possible. The 35-year-old averaged 9.3 points on 64 percent shooting and 5.8 rebounds in his first four games after returning from a bruised right knee and strained right groin Nov. 26.